Sharpening a Panorama

daveb867 · October 6th, 2008

Guys i very often render out still images and then add a sharpen filter in post because ican never get my default render crisp enough.

if i wish to arender out a panorama, using the panorama exporter, then how would i add a sharpen filter to the panorama???

is it possible

SandmanNinja · October 6th, 2008

I always add a touch of sharpen filter to my photographic panoramas.

If any of my renders are too fuzzy, then I play with the AntiAlias setting.

daveb867 · October 6th, 2008

i still feel tho that the anti alias settings and sample settings and filter settings in MR are not good enough when it comes to wanting a nice crisp render like the output you get from vray

so how would i sharpen a panorama (not a still image but the one from the panorama exporter in max) in post???

SandmanNinja · October 6th, 2008

The panorama exporter in Max writes a TIF or BMP or JPG.

So... I'd sharpen it in photoshop.
Filter -> Sharpen

Macer · October 6th, 2008

Out of interest, what filter and sampling settings are you using?

daveb867 · October 6th, 2008

filter - mitchell
min - 1
max - 64
spatial contrast set to 0.01 for RGBA
noise filtering - standard
jitter - enabled
FG, medium preset with rays per fg point adjusted to 300

anything else or am i way off with these settings???

Ky Lane · October 6th, 2008

Render the image at twice the size you need, and then resize in PS. Itll be much sharper.

daveb867 · October 6th, 2008

cheers for the input ky, but that kinda defeats the point of sharpening in post, render time at twice the size vs quick smart sharpen in photoshop

and i'm not really after sharpening an image, but more the output from the panorama exporter, you know the 3d 360 degree virtual tour type thing

Ky Lane · October 6th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by daveb867

cheers for the input ky, but that kinda defeats the point of sharpening in post, render time at twice the size vs quick smart sharpen in photoshop

and i'm not really after sharpening an image, but more the output from the panorama exporter, you know the 3d 360 degree virtual tour type thing

*shrug* its what I do. Render the pano out as individual files and use some program we have to stitch it together and perform the pano result. Always comes out nice and sharp.

daveb867 · October 6th, 2008

each to their own i guess

do you know what program i could use for the stitching process then ky??

October 6th, 2008	#1 (permalink)
daveb867 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Manchester Age: 22 Posts: 697 Name: Dave Buckley	Sharpening a Panorama Guys i very often render out still images and then add a sharpen filter in post because ican never get my default render crisp enough. if i wish to arender out a panorama, using the panorama exporter, then how would i add a sharpen filter to the panorama??? is it possible

October 6th, 2008	#2 (permalink)
SandmanNinja Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,372 Name: Joel Callahan	Re: Sharpening a Panorama I always add a touch of sharpen filter to my photographic panoramas. If any of my renders are too fuzzy, then I play with the AntiAlias setting. __________________ -SandmanNinja website

October 6th, 2008	#3 (permalink)
daveb867 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Manchester Age: 22 Posts: 697 Name: Dave Buckley	Re: Sharpening a Panorama i still feel tho that the anti alias settings and sample settings and filter settings in MR are not good enough when it comes to wanting a nice crisp render like the output you get from vray so how would i sharpen a panorama (not a still image but the one from the panorama exporter in max) in post???

October 6th, 2008	#4 (permalink)
SandmanNinja Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,372 Name: Joel Callahan	Re: Sharpening a Panorama The panorama exporter in Max writes a TIF or BMP or JPG. So... I'd sharpen it in photoshop. Filter -> Sharpen __________________ -SandmanNinja website

October 6th, 2008	#5 (permalink)
Macer Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cumbria, UK Age: 34 Posts: 183 Name: Mark Cronin	Re: Sharpening a Panorama Out of interest, what filter and sampling settings are you using?

October 6th, 2008	#6 (permalink)
daveb867 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Manchester Age: 22 Posts: 697 Name: Dave Buckley	Re: Sharpening a Panorama filter - mitchell min - 1 max - 64 spatial contrast set to 0.01 for RGBA noise filtering - standard jitter - enabled FG, medium preset with rays per fg point adjusted to 300 anything else or am i way off with these settings???

October 6th, 2008	#7 (permalink)
Ky Lane Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 31 Posts: 924 Name: Ky Lane	Re: Sharpening a Panorama Render the image at twice the size you need, and then resize in PS. Itll be much sharper.

October 6th, 2008	#8 (permalink)
daveb867 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Manchester Age: 22 Posts: 697 Name: Dave Buckley	Re: Sharpening a Panorama cheers for the input ky, but that kinda defeats the point of sharpening in post, render time at twice the size vs quick smart sharpen in photoshop and i'm not really after sharpening an image, but more the output from the panorama exporter, you know the 3d 360 degree virtual tour type thing

October 6th, 2008	#10 (permalink)
daveb867 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Manchester Age: 22 Posts: 697 Name: Dave Buckley	Re: Sharpening a Panorama each to their own i guess do you know what program i could use for the stitching process then ky??

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